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The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is the official state fish of Texas and is endemic to the Texas Hill Country — it is found nowhere else in the world. It is a small, hard-fighting black bass we catch regularly on Central Texas lakes like Travis, LBJ, Austin and Inks, mo…

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The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is the official state fish of Texas and is endemic to the Texas Hill Country — it is found nowhere else in the world. It is a small, hard-fighting black bass we catch regularly on Central Texas lakes like Travis, LBJ, Austin and Inks, most often on finesse presentations.

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